linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2]brd: set max_discard

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Date:	Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:50:21 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Jinpu Wang <jinpu.wang@...fitbricks.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2]brd: set max_discard_sectors properly

> -	blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(brd->brd_queue, UINT_MAX);
> +	blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(brd->brd_queue, UINT_MAX >> 9);

Shouldn't we fix the issue by capping to UINT_MAX >> 9 inside
blk_queue_max_discard_sectors?  That way we'll prevent against having
issues like this in any other driver as well.